Franchise has got the X Factor

PRIZES supplied by a Guernsey business will feature on this weekend’s final of The X Factor.


Those cheeky Jersey chappies

JERSEY’S use of Heather Watson in their promotional pieces for that island’s bid to host the 2015 Island Games has been met with amusement in Guernsey.


F1 ace Jenson ‘house hunting’

JENSON BUTTON flew out yesterday morning after his latest visit to Guernsey amid talk he is looking to buy a house here.


Search engine finds Sark

SARK was under the spotlight yesterday as it celebrated its first year as a democratic island. The Bailiwick island featured on a Microsoft homepage a year to the day since its first election following reforms. Bing.com was launched by the computer software giant in June as a rival to alternative internet search engines. Its home [...]


Sally is new jurat

FORMER Aurigny pilot Sally Barber has been sworn in as a Jurat at the Court of Alderney. Sally, 60, recently retired from flying commercially and now works for the airline’s reservations department. She replaces former Jurat Geoffrey Ireland.


A date with the Tudors

THE Herm school has used this year’s project on the Tudors as the subject for its annual fund-raising calendar.


Switched on island

THE festive season finally came to Sark shortly after 5pm last Friday when Father Christmas – ably assisted by Miss Sark Princess 2009 Tia Lalor – switched on The Avenue’s Christmas lights.


Jersey may not get our backing

JERSEY may bid to host the 2015 Island Games but it is not a given that Guernsey will back them.


Longer waits for ops

PATIENTS will have to wait longer for operations and other treatment, Health minister Hunter Adam warned yesterday.


UK’s pre-Budget report ‘somewhat benign’ locally

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pre-Budget report will have little impact on Guernsey, according to island tax experts.